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Vijay Manjrekar

Vijay Laxman Manjrekar

Born: 26 September 1931, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Died: 18 October 1983, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu
Major Teams: Mumbai, Bengal, Andhra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, India.
Known As: Vijay Manjrekar
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break


Test Debut: India v England at Calcutta, 3rd Test, 1951/52
Last Test:
India v New Zealand at Madras, 1st Test, 1964/65

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   55   92  10  3208  189*  39.12   7  15   19   2

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              34     17    44    1  44.00  1-16    0   0 204.0  1.29

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1949/50 - 1972/73)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100s   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  198  295  38 12832  283   49.92   38   72   6

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling              657   20  32.85  4-21    0   0

LIST A LIMITED OVERS

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -   -

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                 0    -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Profile:

Vijay Manjrekar was, on reputation if not statistics, one of the best middle-order batsmen to play for India. He had an excellent technique, both against spin and (rare for Indian batsmen of his era) pace. As a 20-year old, he scored a century in England in 1952, in a series in which India was overwhelmed by debutant Fred Trueman. His last Test innings was also a century, against New Zealand. Dropped after this Test (apparently for poor fielding), he was keen to return to the side in subsequent series, but the selectors considered him to be too old. A mainstay of the Indian batting in the '50s and early '60s, he batted anywhere from 3 to 6 on a regular basis. An occasional tendency towards being overweight did not affect the quality of his footwork.

His son, Sanjay, also played Test cricket, and appears to have been a chip off the old block --- also reputed to have an excellent technique, but never quite achieving what was expected of him (Uday Rajan, 1998).


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